[Python-Dev] patch handling (was: Python 1.6 timing)

[Guido van Rossum]

> 1. Create patches@python.org which will be the official advertised
>    address to send patches.  This will be a Mailman mailing list to
>    which anybody can post, but to which subscriptions are closed.
>    Amount of work: trivial.
> 
> 2. Create patches-discuss@python.org which will be the address to
>    discuss patches@python.org postings.  We make Reply-To: for
>    patches@ be patches-discuss@
>    Amount of work: relatively small (for me to hack Mailman)

Why do we need two lists?  For my own email processing I don't see how
it will make a difference.  A reply-bot could check whether there's a
"Re:" in the subject or not to decide whether to send an
acknowledgement.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)